org.davic.net
Class Locator

java.lang.Object
  org.davic.net.Locator

All Implemented Interfaces:

Locator

Direct Known Subclasses:

OcapLocator, URLLocator

public abstract class Locator
extends Object
implements Locator

Locator that encapsulates an URL into an object

Constructor Summary

Locator(String url)
Constructor for the locator

Method Summary

boolean	hasMultipleTransformations() Indicates whether this locator maps to multiple transport dependent locators
String	toExternalForm() Returns a URL string corresponding to the locator If the instance of Locator has been created using Locator(java.lang.String url) and the URL is a non-null invalid URL the behaviour is implementation dependent.
String	toString() Returns the URL string representation

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface javax.tv.locator.Locator

equals, hashCode

Constructor Detail

Locator

public Locator(String url)

Constructor for the locator

Parameters:

url - a URL string

Method Detail

toString

public String toString()

Returns the URL string representation

Specified by:

toString in interface Locator

Overrides:

toString in class Object

Returns:

a URL string

See Also:

LocatorFactory.createLocator(java.lang.String)

hasMultipleTransformations

public boolean hasMultipleTransformations()

Indicates whether this locator maps to multiple transport dependent locators

Specified by:

hasMultipleTransformations in interface Locator

Returns:

true, if and only if this locator maps to more than one transport dependent locator

toExternalForm

public String toExternalForm()

Returns a URL string corresponding to the locator If the instance of Locator has been created using Locator(java.lang.String url) and the URL is a non-null invalid URL the behaviour is implementation dependent.

Specified by:

toExternalForm in interface Locator

Returns:

a URL string

See Also:

LocatorFactory.createLocator(java.lang.String), javax.media.MediaLocator, URL